Bremer County supervisors approve routine business, adopt Fort Barry rezoning and hold FY27 insurance contributions steady
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Summary
Supervisors approved routine agenda items—including minutes, claims (with a $2.80 interest charge assigned to a department head), personnel status changes and a liquor-license renewal—adopted Ordinance 2601 rezoning Fort Barry/Fort Nicole, and voted to hold employee and employer health insurance contributions steady for FY27.
Bremer County’s Board of Supervisors approved a set of routine actions and several budget-related directives during their regular meeting.
The board opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and approved the meeting agenda and minutes without objection. After discussing a $2.80 interest charge on a late Visa claim, the board approved payment of county claims while assigning responsibility for that specific $2.80 interest to the responsible department head, after staff explained the claim missed the December payment window and arrived in January. The board also approved several personnel pay/status changes and renewed a liquor license for Maple Hills Country Club after noting no issues from the sheriff’s office.
On planning matters, the board completed the second reading and waived the third reading of Ordinance 2601, rezoning properties in the Fort Barry and Fort Nicole area from A-1 to A-2. Planning and zoning staff indicated no new information or objections were on record; the board voted to adopt the ordinance as the final reading.
In budget work, the board heard staff recommendations on the FY27 health insurance renewal and moved to hold employer and employee contribution rates steady for the coming year, allowing the county’s self-insurance fund balance to absorb any additional costs. A supervisor summarized the committee recommendation as a short-term hold: “our recommendation … is to hold the line for a year,” and the motion carried.
The meeting closed with directions for staff to return with follow-up items: an amended resolution or wage figure to address attorney general guidance on sheriff pay, further details from the Bremer County historical society about its $10,000 request, and additional budget discussions next week related to the courthouse remodel and other departmental items. The board adjourned at the end of the session.
